All Health Service Journal articles in February 2023 – Page 2
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Daily InsightThe Primer: Here we go again
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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NewsNine regions to take over £13bn specialised services spend
Nine regional committees will commission specialised services worth £13bn from April, NHS England has decided.
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NewsRevealed: two out of five ICSs lack a digital strategy
Over 40 per cent of integrated care systems are yet to establish digital strategies, HSJ research has discovered.
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NewsMore failings discovered at maternity scandal trust
A trust at the centre of a maternity scandal has been criticised for failures in those services by the Care Quality Commission, after an unannounced inspection last month, years after major problems began to come to light.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Takeover and a makeover
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsDraft NHSE plans seek to ‘eradicate’ police role in care
A draft NHS England document suggests mental health trusts will be told to ban ‘concerning’ aspects of a controversial care model which involves input from police officers, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England’s former HR chief accused of discrimination by director
An NHS England director has accused its former chief people officer of racial discrimination, with a tribunal hearing the CPO ‘did everything in her power to stop a Black woman from progressing’.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Back to the Spec Com future
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ PartnersUsing linked data because ‘first-come, first-served’ is not equal
Optum facilitates systems and hospitals in incorporating a population health management approach, ensuring that the system is driven by population need rather than first-come, first-served.
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NewsTrust leaders ‘welcome rigour’ of A&E target, says new NHSE director
Trust leaders have said they will welcome the ‘rigour’ of ‘a lot more focus’ on the four-hour A&E target nationally, alongside other indicators, NHS England’s new emergency care director told HSJ.
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NewsThousands of patients recalled over eye damage concerns
Thousands of patients are being recalled for urgent eye checks after regulators raised safety concerns related to a product used in cataract surgery.
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CommentThe ‘dire state’ of children’s mental health
Saffron Cordery explains how the current plans for children and young people’s mental health must go further if we are to meet rising demand for children’s services
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Kicking the can down the road (again)
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance, and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Closing in on target
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTrust set for ‘significant’ windfall after court victory
An acute trust is set to recoup at least £14m from the taxman after winning a judicial review over VAT.
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NewsNHSE’s former HR chief felt ‘personally attacked’ by director
NHS England’s former chief people officer felt ‘personally attacked’ by a former director when he ‘lost his temper’ with her, she told an employment tribunal, while ‘categorically denying’ she had blocked a promotion based on race.
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CommentWe will not sideline inclusion by parking it with a few
As NHS England restructures its “people” teams and merges with Health Education England, Navina Evans says it will “mainstream” its equality, diversity and inclusion work, rather than “parking it with a few” in a dedicated team.
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NewsStaff at final ambulance trust vote to join strikes
Staff at the East of England ambulance trust – the only one to escape strike action so far – have voted to join the industrial action.
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NewsNHSE must ‘demonstrate it is trustworthy’ on data, says watchdog
The independent data watchdog has called for greater clarity from NHS England on how it will ensure there are ‘as strong… if not stronger’ safeguards on health and care data following its takeover of NHS Digital.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Bewilderment over new elective targets
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.